Stocking wear



July 4, 195o M GOODMAN 2,513,639

STOCKING WEAR Filed June 25, 1947 .7 15,/ l ffl if? "'mll v "MD WWI IN VEN TOR.

Patented July 4, 1950 yf g Sv ElA'lfEl'lf 'Y STOCKING WEARl Max Goodman, Brooklyn, N. .Y. y Application June 25, 1947,'Serial No. "756,838A

the? same in place. thereon without constricting.,l

blood circulation, andwherein the attachment is -lremovable sothat the stockings may be washed yfreeiof the attachment.

- It is another object of the present invention to provide a self-contained zipper attachment which:

; is particularly adapted to be inserted into a slit in the legof thev stocking and attached as a unit to the stocking and suiiciently` exible to permit the-'parts-thereofwith the sides of the stocking to be closed and wherein there will be provided as;

cover both internally and externally over the gipper.portions,y the external cover being such that "'itc'an be folded as the 'Zipper slide is drawn downwardly to free thestocking of the leg.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a simple closure attachment for use with slit stockings, which is easy to instal, inexpensive to manufacture and efficient in operation.

- .For other objects and forl a better understandvi-ing of the invention, reference may be had tothe y. following detailed description taken in connecr tion with the accompanying drawing, in which:

.:: 'Figure 1 is a perspective View looking upon the #rear face of' the stocking or legging in which the leg portion has been slit and `about the top of the stocking.

Figure 2 is an enlarged rear elevational view of the closure attachment showing the zipper portions partially opened and the cover adapted to be extended over the closed zipper portions.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the supporting member of the attachment showing the buttons thereon and the projections for securing the attachment to the stocking.

Figure 4 is a front elevational View of the attachment with the zipper slide in the raised position and with the foldabl'e cover drawn upwardly to cover the zipper joined portions.

Figure 5 is a perspective View of the stocking and the attachment mounted thereon and the zipper slide drawn to the closed position.

Figure 6 is an illustrative front elevational view of the attachment when the zipper portions have been partly separated and the external cover has been dropped downwardly with the slide.

. aclaims. (cre-'239) Figure 7 is an enlarged transverse cross-sectional view taken, on line A'I---1 of Figure 5. f

Figure 8 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view -talren on line 8-8of Figure 5.

Figure 9 is a cross-'sectional view taken on line 9 9` of Figure' 4 and showing how the topend of the coveris connected'to the Zipper slide.

Referring now tothe iigures, I5.represents a stocking having a foot portion I6 and a leg-porthroughout the length of the same.

shaped member has on itsy rupper,l ends, laterally tion I'I. The leg portion I'I is slit anda-reinforcing member I8 is stitched to the sides 0f the slit and about the top of the stockingk The stitching is indicated at I9 in Figure l.. The stocking may be made of a uniform weave -throughoutasgdistinguished from conventional stocking weaves, :or otherwise. of material that can flex to some degreepsuchvas heavy cloth tape plastic, or othersuitable flexible material. f l v- ,i

To this reinforcing member, theremay be connected my, Zipper attachment indicatedgenerally i at I9a which is formed as viewed-in,Figure'` of a U-shaped member 2I having a slot 22 extending Thel. jU

extending wingportions .23 forming a framework to-maintain the sock or stocking. in place vertically and peripherally-about the leg ofthe wearer .without constriction.v This member 2 I. may .be made of metal, exible plastic or `other semi-rigid or slightly :ilexible material and has projections which.; can'; be extended about thefreinforcing member I8 to make engagement thereWithL-T'he al.l .-shaped memberpZl. also has buttons 25 connected respectively to the wing portions 23 and a button 26 connected to its lower end adapted to enter hole 21. These buttons serve to secure the U-shaped member 2| and the parts carried thereon to the leg portion I1 of the stocking and over the reinforcing member I8. Accordingly, by means of buttons and by the projections 24, the zipper attachment can be easily and removably secured to the slit leg I'I of the stocking I5. U-shaped member 2I has a bottom tongue 26a which is adapted to engage the rear face of the ankle and abut the curved part of the heel and thereby prevent vertical displacement of said member 2|.

On the back of the member 2| there is stitched as indicated at 28, zipper portions 29 and 3l having the-zipper elements 32 thereon. A slide 33 traverses the zipper elements 32 whereby to connect them together or to release them so as to close the slit or to permit the opening of the slit in the leg portion II and/the release of the The reinforcing member I8 is made stocking from the leg of the wearer. A cover strip 35 is stitched as'indicated at 36 to the zipper the stocking to be cleaned by a washingVN operar tion without my closure attachment.

The structure above described in operation maintains the sock smoothly about the leg por'- tions and there are no constrictions as bythe use of garters of the blood supply. The sock; legging, stocking or the like cannot fold downwardly or peripnerally because' ofi the nature of 'niember 2 If and' wings 23u01'. vcan rnernber'ty depress the 'socks into the shoe while walkingv because of the stop tongue 26a. Moveover, in putting on the sock, no p'a'rt's. arie'l stretched. since the Same is applied at and above the vankle portions by bringing the edges. of theA slittoge'ther;

While various. clrxan'gesrl may be` made in the detail? construction, it shall be understood that Su'chch'anges shall-'be withingthe-spirit and scope ot the present 'invention as donned bythe appeded claims.

I ciaiifn.: 1. IncombinationV a` stocking, legging or the like' having a foot portion and afslt leg portion, reinforcing 'means disposed' around thev edges of the slit; al self-contained removabl'e'- Vzipper closure attachment having means for removably attaching the same over the slit and tothe reinforcing means and confip'rising'k a U-shaped' member, `zipperportions secured to thel U -shaped membenat lopposite sides-ofthe slotthe'reof, said l'. 'J-slnat1 edC member being of semi'f-rigid and yieldlike having a foot portion and a slit leg portion,

reinforcing means disposed around the edges of the slit, a self-contained removable zipper closure attachment having means for removably attaching the same over the slit and comprising a U-shaped member, Yzipper portions secured to the U-shaped member at opposite sides thereof, said U-shaped member being of semi-rigid and lilexible material to permit the easy removal of the legf portion of the stoclting;l from thef leg of the wearer as the zipper fastening portions are released, a slide operable over the zipper portions, the U-shaped member having fastening elements detacnably engageable with the reinforcing means around the edges of the slit, said stocking being applicable and removable while the zipper fastenf portions are disconnected.

3. In combination a stocking, legging or the like having a foot portion and a slit leg portion,

able materiali topermit the easy removalfor thelog portion of the stocking from the leg of v"ftlfie wearer'as the zipper-fastening portions are rel'easedi a slide operable over' the zipper portions, and e stopV tongue centrally depending from the bottom-V of"1 said U'sh`aped 'member ifor positioning'. above theheek of' thev wearer t'o prevent displacement of said member said vstocking ibei'iffgL applicable andi removable while 'the zipper fastening 'por-tions' 'are disconnected. v V

2. In combination af Stocking', Vlegging or the Number Name Datel 4tentar Leaf: Jan; ze', 19,01 762,746! Nicolai Jnne'11`4,1904

y 8585041 valentine June-25; 1907 50rt 11,50'75153 Binns-\ Sept l2', 1924' lg'CSgSl'O Vrabee f Apr. 9`, 1%929. 1,'7-7'53/14 Bass" Sept; 16, 1930 2`,Ol3;84 Gephardt Sept; 10i 1935 2,034,897' Crane v Mar- 24,1936

reinforcing means disposed around the edges of the slit andfa'long, the rear top: edges, a: selfcontained removable zipper closureattachment; having means for removably' attaching thesame over the slit and;L along the rear; upper edges-of said stocking andi comprisingl a Uf-shaped member having? top` late-ral: arms, zipper: portions securedtoth'e Ueshapedmember at oppositesides of: the slot'v thereof., said'` U'sha'ped member and 'armsibeing of lexible'fmaterialtof permit thefea'sy removali'of the legr portion of the stocking from` 'the' log ofthe wearerasthefzipper fastening-portions arev released, a. slide operable overtne= zipper portions, and a stop tongue centrally'- depending 'ronr theL bottomof: said Ul-s'haped m'emberi for positioning above tlrevhee'l of' the wearer'- to'prevent displacement of said member "saldi stocking being applicable and removabley while 'the zipper fastening portions are-disconnected.-

GOODMAN:

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